<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>   Stephane</DIV> <DIV>  If your're talking Ronsens I can help if it's the Renner version= I can't, Ask Andre.</DIV> <DIV>   Dale</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2> <DIV>Hello Dale,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I think my Shigeru Kawai SK3 has the same troubles that you describes= . Some pops in octave 5 & 6, some notes having weak projection of sound = at pianissimo/piano playing, and need to open up the tone. I checked hammer fitting to the string, everything looks fine. When you say "minor needling= to open up the tone; are you referring to "battery voicing", i.e. needling be= low 9 oclock ? Where would you consider to needle to open up the tone ?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks a lot,</DIV> <DIV>Stephane Hanriat</DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"= >Erwins Pianos Restorations <BR>4721 Parker Rd.<BR>Modesto, Ca 95357<BR>209-577-8397<BR>Reb= uilt Steinway , Mason &Hamlin Sales<BR>www.Erwinspiano.com</FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>